ECUADOR BIG DAYS

Ecuador Big Days Destinations

The Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is widespread and often common in highland forests of the Andes (from Bolivia and northwards) and Venezuelan Coastal Range in north-western South America. Its plumage is overall golden-yellow with black to the back, wings, tail and ear-coverts. Some subspecies are partially/largely brown below. Wikipedia

The Big Days made it to Ecuador, we GO BIRDING across country from the Pacific Ocean to the Amazon Rainforest, visiting all the world birding destinations at each Bioregion such as the Western Chocó Cloud Forest, Andes, Foothills, Amazon and Galapagos Islands.

We have Set Three Big Days Destinations:

1.- The World Birding Record Trail – Day Trip

On 8 October 2015, at 24:00 a World Birding Team: Dušan Brinkhuizen, Rudy Gelis, Mitch Lysinger & Tuomas Seimola and a Non-participating companion: George Paul

Set a world record of 431 species, with 305 (70.8%) species seen and 126 (29.2%)
species heard‐only, this important to mention the total of species recorded by all team members, “Shared Total”: 415 (96.3% of effectiveness as team members) and obviously a total number of “Dirty Birds”: 16 (3.7% < 5%; following ABA rule 11B)

2.- The Mindo Birding Trail: The Best of the Western Choco

We will Bird in the Mindo Nambillo Reserve, a transitional sub-tropical rainforest that ranges from 950 to 3,500 meters above sea level, where two of the most biologically diverse ecoregions in the world meet: the Chocó Lowlands and the Western Tropical Andes. The Mindo Nambillo Reserve covers about 22 000 hectares, its home to an outstanding number of orchids, birds, mammals, insects and reptiles. Three major rivers are: Mindo, Saloya and Cinto and hundreds of clear water streams irrigate the landscape. The Nambillo Waterfall Trail is one of the main Birding Trail.

3.- The Ecuador Amazon Rainforest

The White-eared Jacamar is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin of western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. Wikipedia

The 24-hour Amazon Birding Marathon
A World Big Day record of 331 bird species in a one-square-mile area on foot and in canoe, set in 1982 in Tambopata Peru by LSU ornithologist Ted Parker and Scott Robinson “That record still stands as probably one of the greatest birding feats ever accomplished,” said Seeholzer. “We figured it was time to make another attempt at it. Said MNS Ornithologists Glenn Seeholzer in .

ECUADOR NATURE TOURS

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

MINDO NATURE TOUR

RESTORATION PROJECT

Jungle Noise! Newsletter

Birds of the Rainforest

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ECUADOR ORCHIDS TOURS

Mammals of the Rainforest

Noisy Night Monkey. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador

Humboldt’s Woolly Monkey. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador

The White-bellied Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil, ranging as far south as the lower Ucayali River and as far east as the Branco River. Over the last 45 years (3 generations), the population has declined by approximately 50% due to habitat loss and hunting.[6] Because of this, A. belzebuth is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Wikipedia

The Lowland Tapir is the largest mammalliving in the Amazon Rainforest, it feeds on fresh and young leaves and visit forest clay licks.

The pygmy marmoset is a small species of New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. The species is notable for being the smallest monkey and one of the smallest primates in the world, at just over 100 grams. Wikipedia

Napo Saky Monkey . Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador

Shiripuno Lodge – Frugivores very important in the forest, they play a dispesing seed for many trees, liana, epifitas and other plants use Common Woolly Monkey.

Giant Anteater. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador.

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Shiripuno Lodge – Peccary Pit Hole in the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.

Nine-banded Armadillo. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador.

Napo Saky Monkey. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador

The forest clay clicks is a special location for several species of forest creatures such as tapir, bats, deers, peccaries, tapirs, macaws , pigeon guans and others.

Squirrel Monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. They are the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus is of Tupi origin (sai-mirim or gai-mbirin < sai 'monkey' and mirim 'small') and was also used as an English name by early researchers. Wikipedia

Frogs & Reptiles of the Rainforest

Amazon Dwarft Iguana ~ Shiripuno Lodge ~ Amazon Herping Week

Amazon Tree Frog. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador.

Fer-de-lance resting along the trunk we used for crossing. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.

A new species of the hylid frog genus Osteocephalus from the upper Amazon Basin of Ecuador and Pen! is described. It most closely resembles 0, planiceps, but it differs in the absence of pale stripes on the heels and above the vent, in being smaller, and lacking brown spots on the Hanks. The new species, O. yasuni, is unique within Osteocephalus in having extensive yellow ventral coloration.

Shiripuno Lodge ~ The Amazon Horned Rain Frog, it’s a ground-dweller amphibian using its camouflage waits for its prey to pass by, the sit-and-wait technique is used by many species of the Amazon Rainforest.

The Smooth-fronted Caiman likes to eat catfish.

Calico is ground-dwelling snake, found in the flooded forest of the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.